Michael has been writing for alternative media outlets since 2006, and at present he is a regular contributor to Swans Commentary. He has had his work published by the following media organizations: Center for Research on Globalization, Corporate Watch (UK), Green Left Weekly, Monthly Review Zine, New Community Quarterly, Spinwatch, State of Nature, Upside Down World, and in the past he was a regular contributor to Znet.
On May 15, 2009, Michael “rejected” his PhD thesis at Griffith University, Australia. The title of his thesis was “Mediating Social Engineering: Moving Beyond Elite Manipulation of Democracy.”
Email: mbarker [AT] riseup.net